Casio EX-S5 vs Samsung NX20

Lets look a little more in depth at the Casio EX-S5 versus Samsung NX20, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Casio and Samsung. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the EX-S5 (9MP) and NX20 (20MP) and the EX-S5 (1/2.3") and NX20 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizing.

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The EX-S5 was revealed 4 years prior to the NX20 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-S5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung NX20 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the EX-S5 matches up vs the NX20 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-S5 & Samsung NX20. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-S5 Gallery & Samsung NX20 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-S5 has got physical dimensions of 102mm x 35mm x 22mm (4.0" x 1.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 100 grams (0.22 lbs) and the Samsung NX20 has proportions of 122mm x 90mm x 40mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the EX-S5 compared to the NX20.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-S5 and NX20 is 97 and 83 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out technical specs. The visual here might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-S5 and NX20.

As you have seen, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-S5 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Samsung NX20 will provide extra detail because of its extra 11MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older EX-S5 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.